Jun 01 Modi projected to retain power as voting ends in the last round of India’s election By Sheikh Saaliq, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press India’s 6-week-long national election came to an end Saturday with most exit polls projecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to extend his decade in power with a third consecutive term. Continue reading
May 25 Millions vote in India’s grueling election with Modi’s party likely to win 3rd term By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Millions of Indians voted Saturday in the next-to-last round of a grueling national election with a combined opposition trying to rattle Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign for a third-consecutive term for himself and his Hindu nationalist party. Continue reading
May 15 India’s parliament sees fewer Muslims as the strength of Modi’s party grows By Sheikh Saaliq, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press The political power of Muslims is declining in the world's largest democracy. Tensions between Hindus and Muslims in India are not new, but they have gotten worse under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Continue reading
May 13 India’s massive election is more than halfway done as millions vote in fourth round By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Almost 970 million voters will cast their ballots in this election, more than 10 percent of the world's population. Continue reading
Apr 28 A history of the marginalization of India’s Muslim population By Lindsay Maizland, Council on Foreign Relations India’s Muslim communities have faced decades of discrimination, which experts say has worsened under the Hindu nationalist BJP’s government. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 7:21 As ethnic violence rages on in Manipur, Indian government accused of looking the other way By Zeba Warsi Indian Prime Minister Modi hopes to secure a third term in elections now underway. He's promising voters a rising, united India. But in India’s northeast, a state is at war with itself. Hundreds are dead, tens of thousands displaced and… Continue watching
Apr 23 Modi accused of hate speech for calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’ at Indian election rally By Krutika Pathi, Associated Press While there have long been tensions between India's majority Hindu community and Muslims, rights groups say that attacks against minorities have become more brazen under Modi. Continue reading
Apr 22 Why elections in India, the world’s largest democracy, are crucial to watch By Zeba Warsi As India heads to the polls this week, in what will be the biggest democratic election the world has ever witnessed, questions on what democracy means in India are more poignant than ever before. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 9:10 What’s at stake for India and its allies as polls open in world’s largest election By John Yang, Azhar Merchant, Claire Mufson In India, voting in the world’s largest election is underway for the next six weeks. Prime Minister Modi is heavily favored to win a third term, but his consolidation of power and crackdown on dissent have raised questions about his… Continue watching
Apr 14 Modi vows to turn India into global manufacturing hub as he seeks 3rd term in 2024 election By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday vowed to boost social spending, develop infrastructure and make India into a global manufacturing hub as companies shift away from China, as he unveiled his Hindu nationalist party’s election strategy. Continue reading